Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.